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Authors Live: Set Text Special
Join Ely Percy, Kirsty Logan, and Nadine Aisha Jassat on Authors Live as they discuss their works that have been added to the SQA's set text list
In celebration of the new, contemporary authors added to the SQA's set texts lists for the National 5 and Highers qualifications, Authors Live will be releasing a special panel event in November. We'll be welcoming Ely Percy (Duck Feet), Kirsty Logan (Things My Wife and I Found Hidden in Our House) and Nadine Aisha Jassat (Auntie) in conversation with BBC Scotland's Bryan Burnett.
You will get insights into the key themes, the authors' processes, hear about the inspiration behind the texts and the messages they hoped to convey as well as getting an understanding of where their work sits in a wider context of Scottish literature. Our aim is to help pupils and learning professionals to unpack these new texts and feel excited to continue exploring them in depth, in a conversation guided by the curriculum but which has reading for pleasure at its heart.
You can explore the list of new set texts for National 5 and Higher English courses here(this link will open in a new window). You can also download our SQA set texts discussion guides(this link will open in a new window) which have been designed to explore and analyse the set texts, as well as using them as a jumping off point for reading and writing for pleasure.
We would love to hear from you in advance of this broadcast. Whether or not you will be working with these texts this year, please do get in touch with your questions for Ely, Kirsty or Nadine. We welcome your input on what would be helpful for your students to understand in advance of their exams, which themes hold particular interest for you, or anything else you might like to know from these three powerhouse contemporary Scottish authors.
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Date: Released week beginning Monday 3 November
Audience: S4–S6
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You can send in your questions for Ely Percy, Kirsty Logan and Nadine Aisha Jassat via email to [email protected](this link will open in a new window) or by using the hashtag #BBCAuthorsLive on X (formerly known as Twitter). Please submit all questions in advance of Thursday 30 October.
We will provide updates on the status of the broadcast on this page.